As commissioned (and recorded) by the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart, Germany, this chart is another superb Curnow arrangement of the music created by the Pat Metheny Group.

Written with
the younger band in mind, this fun, easy-to-play chart can be performed as
written or used as a tool to reinforce ear training and improvising. There is ample solo space for alto saxophone,
trumpet, and guitar and can be played with a swing or hip hop feel. The reasonable brass ranges and flexibility
of this chart make it a must have for the younger band! (5-4-4-4)

Bob Curnow has written some marvelous arrangements of Metheny/Mays music in the past, and this chart will surely "tug at your heartstrings.

Arranged for the WDR Big Band (Germany), Richard DeRosa has written a beautiful masterpiece on this traditional Christmas favorite. Scored as a brass and horn chorale, this moving piece is filled with fluid cantabile lines, engaging counterpoint, lush harmonies and gorgeous ensemble climaxes.

The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.

Holman has done a few arrangements of this tune, and this one may well be the best.

Bob Curnow continues to add to his catalog of arrangements of Metheny & Mays compositions.

The 1961 Capitol Records recording of Christmas music was a smash hit for Kenton.

Set as a bright swing, and originally arranged for the WDR Big Band (Germany), Richard DeRosa's arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard On High" is an adventure from beginning to end!

Set as a bright swing, this chart opens up with an energetic unison saxophone line, punctuated with brass hits.

This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, and it is one of Lennie's wonderful charts on a great Broadway standard tune.

Oliver Nelson wrote the most beautiful melodies! This is a clarinet feature (how about that?), and was recorded by Phil Woods and the Oliver Nelson's Jazz Interactions Orchestra (hear it on the Verve Jazz Masters 48 CD).

Bob Curnow provides yet another great arrangement of one of Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays' biggest hits. Originally recorded on their album Letter From Home, "Beat 70" is an exciting up-tempo Latin/fusion tune that will leave your band and audiences humming this catchy melody for the rest of the day! Ranges are mostly modest and rhythmic concerns are minimal. There is solo space for tenor saxophone, trumpet, piano and drums. This chart is a must-have! 5-4-4-4

Bob Curnow took Ken Hanna's wonderful, latin, medium-tempo tune and made it a bit more accessible for good bands.

This is the chart that people have been wanting to see in print for years! Recorded by the Bill Holman Band on their album "Briliant Corners", this is the great Thelonious Monk tune set in a straight-eighth Latin feel.

As recorded by the Oliver Nelson Orchestra, “Berlin Bei Nacht” is the 4th movement of the Impressions of Berlin suite.

This was recorded on the Stan Kenton Orchestra CD Live at the Tropicana.

From the pen of one of the very best arrangers, this chart just SINGS with optimism (hence the title?) and joy.

As performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, here is one of the hippest charts from the Kenton book.

As recorded on the CD "Back to Balboa" (and many other albums), this sensational piece moves along at a fast tempo, featuring solo space (the blues) for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone and drums.

The music of Steely Dan has come to Sierra Music! From the same masterful pen that brought the music of Radiohead and Astor Piazzola, the late, great Fred Sturm wows us once again. Originally arranged for the HR Big Band (Germany), this rock-ish, heavy-shuffle tune provides hard hitting melody sections, plenty of room for improvisation (as you choose), and raucous ensemble interplay.

James Miley brings to Sierra another hip arrangement of a great contemporary tune.

This chart is recorded by Oliver Nelson on the recording titled Black, Brown and Beautiful.

As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) "Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter", this is a medium tempo Swing chart featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet and piano.

This wonderfully tasteful jazz waltz has been featured at the Playboy Jazz Festival, performed by many All-State Jazz Ensembles, and is played regularly by the U.

This chart is the one that won Paul Ferguson the coveted IAJE Gil Evans Fellowship Award.

As recorded on Portrait of Shorty, (including the best of West Coast jazz musicians such as Herb Geller, Bill Holman, Jack Montrose, Frank Rosolino, Conrad Gozzo, Conte Candoli and others) this is a great, up-tempo, swinging chart with lots of solo space for alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, trumpet, trombone, piano and drums.

Originally
commissioned by the HR Big Band, this electrifying Fred Sturm arrangement of
the Steely Dan classic will wow your audience.
It features a 16 bar open solo section allowing for any of your wind or
rhythm players to get down! Hip hop in 3
has never been this exciting! (5-4-4-5)

As recorded by Stan
Kenton & His Orchestra on the “7.5 On The Richter Scale” album, this all time great standard receives a fresh
sound with the impeccable scoring talent of Marty Paich. This arrangement has it all…….a solo piano
introduction, a variety of feels (ballad, rubato, swing, 12/8), and stunning
ensemble passages. This chart is
considered by many to be one of the finest big band arrangements ever written,
and Sierra Music is proud to be able to make it available to you. (5-5-5-4)

“Bodysnatchers” was released in 2007 on Radiohead’s In Rainbows album.

This version
is edited to be played with only 8 brass and a standard saxophone section. As
recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on “Live at Brigham Young University”,
this is the thrilling latin Stan Kenton sound like that of “Malaga” and
“Malaguena” that is sure to dazzle any crowd.
Solo space is written for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums and
congas along with wonderfully exciting ensemble writing making this a sure fire
winner with your band. (5-4-4-4)

As recorded by the
Stan Kenton Orchestra on “Live at Brigham Young University”, this is the
thrilling Latin Stan Kenton sound like that of “Malaga” and “Malaguena” that is
sure to dazzle any crowd. Solo space is
written for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums and congas along with
wonderfully exciting ensemble writing making this a sure fire winner with your
band. (5-5-5-4) with the Kenton saxophone section instrumentation (alto, 2
tenor, 2 baritone)

West Chester University, PA .

Bill Holman wrote some of the best music played by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and "Boop Boo Be Doop" is surely one of those charts.

This new
chart from Bob Curnow is sure to electrify your players and your audience! It
has all the elements…up tempo swing, tenor/trumpet melody with solo space for
each, drum solo, clever stop-time figures for the rhythm section, engaging
ensemble rhythmic passages, and dramatic dynamic climaxes. If you are looking for a show-stopping closer
for your next performance, this chart will not disappoint. (5-4-4-4)

This may be one of the most beautiful compositions Sierra Music has ever published.

There were a number of sensational charts written in the 50's for the Bill Holman Band and the Terry Gibbs Band.

This magnificent scoring of "Carol of the Bells" by Rich DeRosa (professor of composition/arranging at University of North Texas) was part of a long overture originally commissioned by the WDR Big Band, Germany.

This magnificent scoring of "Carol of the Bells" by Rich DeRosa (professor of composition/arranging at University of North Texas) was part of a long overture originally commissioned by the WDR Big Band, Germany.

Drew uses theme and variation to take this marvelous, swinging melody into challenging, extensive and exciting places.

This historically important piece opens with a rubato piano solo and then moves to a terrific Rugolo trombone feature (originally recorded by Kai Winding).

The Count Basie Orchestra performed the music of Billy Byers for many, many years. His arrangement of "Come Fly With Me" is recorded on the Basie album Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra. Set in an up-tempo swing feel, Byers hits it hard from bar 1 and doesn't let up until the end of the chart.

Bob Curnow takes you on a
sensational journey through 6/4 and 12/8 time with this new original
composition. If you are a fan of “The First Circle”, or “Minuano” and are looking for
something similar, this chart will fill that void with conviction. It is full of exciting contrapuntal lines and
alluring dynamic contrast. It provides
solo space for tenor, trumpet and drums.
This piece is sure to become a modern classic that you will want to have
in your library. (5-5-5-4)

Bob Curnow takes you on a
sensational journey through 6/4 and 12/8 time with this new original
composition.
If you are a fan of “The First Circle”, or “Minuano” and are looking for
something similar, this chart will fill that void with conviction. It is full of exciting contrapuntal lines and
alluring dynamic contrast. It provides
solo space for tenor, trumpet and drums.
This piece is sure to become a modern classic that you will want to have
in your library. (5-4-4-4)

Mulligan contributed only a few charts to the Kenton Library, and they are all classics.